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Incident: Estonian B733 near Tallinn on Jan 16th 2011, flooding enroute
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jan 16th 2011 13:45Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 16th 2011 13:45Z
An Estonian Air Boeing 737-300, registration ES-ABJ performing flight OV-143 from Tallinn (Estonia) to Copenhagen (Denmark),
had reached cruise FL360 about 110nm southwest of Tallinn when a drinking water pipe burst causing water to enter the cabin.
The crew decided to return to Tallin for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure.
The airline reported that after the drinking water pipe burst water entered the cabin. A number of electrical systems failed as a result.
A replacement aircraft is expected to perform the flight later the afternoon.
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